Anyone notice how much free time we have?

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Free time? Not sure what that is.
I've worked damn hard and sold off parts of my life to be able to spend more time doing what I like today, so the time I have certainly didn't come free.

I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome so I have lots of time but I'm too exhausted to do much of anything with it.

I wouldn't say I have more free time than my neurotypical peers.

I work my ass off and spend more time at work than they do, because my neurotypical colleagues are either incompetent, lazy or unable to do what I do, so I have a huge workload and nobody to stand in for me or help me out when I have too much to do (which is pretty much 11 out of the 12 months in the year).

When I'm not working I'm running errands, doing housework or doing some of the billion things my husband asks me to do for him (he has too much time on his hands and constantly thinks of something he needs/wants me to take care of for him, like check various information for him, write/phone to various places, make appointments etc. that he can't due to a language barrier). By the time all is done and my "free time" starts, I'm so exhausted and feeling unwell from the sensory issues I've had to endure all day long, that I can't do much with my free time other than try to get some rest or sleep. I don't have much time or energy at all to do things that I enjoy, like my special interests and hobbies.

I wish I had more free time for myself.

I'm sorry about my response. I found it funny. You've got to admit that it was funny and totally me. The OP might not have found it funny, though and I did come across as being arrogant. He must feel very lonely to have started this thread.